Red Hat: 2012:1269-01: qpid: Moderate Advisory
Summary
Apache Qpid is a reliable, cross-platform, asynchronous messaging system
that supports the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) in several
common programming languages.
It was discovered that the Qpid daemon (qpidd) did not allow the number of
connections from clients to be restricted. A malicious client could use
this flaw to open an excessive amount of connections, preventing other
legitimate clients from establishing a connection to qpidd. (CVE-2012-2145)
To address CVE-2012-2145, new qpidd configuration options were introduced:
max-negotiate-time defines the time during which initial protocol
negotiation must succeed, connection-limit-per-user and
connection-limit-per-ip can be used to limit the number of connections per
user and client host IP. Refer to the qpidd manual page for additional
details.
In addition, the qpid-cpp, qpid-qmf, qpid-tools, and python-qpid packages
have been upgraded to upstream version 0.14, which provides support for Red
Hat Enterprise MRG 2.2, as well as a number of bug fixes and enhancements
over the previous version. (BZ#840053, BZ#840055, BZ#840056, BZ#840058)
All users of qpid are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
fix these issues and add these enhancements.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-2145.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
noarch:
python-qpid-0.14-11.el6_3.noarch.rpm
qpid-tools-0.14-6.el6_3.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
noarch:
python-qpid-0.14-11.el6_3.noarch.rpm
qpid-tools-0.14-6.el6_3.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
noarch:
python-qpid-0.14-11.el6_3.noarch.rpm
qpid-tools-0.14-6.el6_3.noarch.rpm
ppc64:
python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.ppc.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.ppc.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.ppc.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.ppc.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.ppc.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.ppc.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.s390x.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.s390.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.s390x.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.s390.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.s390x.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.s390.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.s390x.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.s390.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.s390x.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.s390x.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.s390.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.s390x.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.s390.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
ruby-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
noarch:
python-qpid-0.14-11.el6_3.noarch.rpm
qpid-tools-0.14-6.el6_3.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
python-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-client-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-debuginfo-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-cpp-server-ssl-0.14-22.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.i686.rpm
qpid-qmf-debuginfo-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
ruby-qpid-qmf-0.14-14.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
Updated qpid packages that fix one security issue, multiple bugs, and addvarious enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, noarch, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
817175 - CVE-2012-2145 qpid-cpp: not closing incomplete connections exhausts file descriptors, leading to DoS
840053 - Build qpid-cpp, qpid-qmf, qpid-tools and python-qpid to support MRG 2.2 on RHEL 6.3